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4.18 Toys in the Basement Operations: "If you have to grieve, do it on your own time." Michael: "You owe me fifteen days." The whole psycho in the basement plot left me cold. It's been done so many times, let's face it, and much, much better. At least Mrs. Collins turned out to be a psycho Betty Crocker instead of a mouldering body in a wig. And Henry wasn't your typical serial killer type since he was healing animals instead of the reverse, although all of those bandaged animals in cages did creep me out. (The meowing upset my cat, too.) Jason's interactions in Section were so much fun. Jason appears to be much like Birkoff, but with his own unique flair and without Birkoff's years of experience in Section to make him careful. He flirted shamelessly with Quinn, who slashed him to pieces with her tongue. He compared her to the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. He generously helped Michael, completely oblivious to the fact that Michael was in trouble with Operations. He called Madeline "Mata Hari." :) If Madeline didn't needed him, I don't think Jason would last long in Section. The best part of this episode was Michael, as usual. He made Operations give him those fifteen days off so that he could search for Nikita. He was told not to use Section resources to search for Nikita, but darn it, he did it anyway. He was relentless here, with a one-track Nikita mind, which is how I like him best. I also liked the marital imagery of Michael carrying wedding-dress-clad Nikita out of the house and off on his motorcycle to a tent for two in the woods. Did the symbolism mean anything? Are there wedding bells ahead for Michael and Nikita? I very much doubt it. But at least they finally got to take that vacation together. Bits and pieces: -- A gun battle in a book store. Now that was new. -- The shots of the white Collins house with the white power plant behind it made it look like a church. More with the wedding imagery. -- Speaking of which, this week's Most Obvious Symbolism was Nikita trapped under those wedding veils. -- How did Henry catch Nikita after she got loose the first time? Yes, she was injured, but she's still a Section operative, isn't she? -- Did Michael really give the woman at the insurance company a Spock pinch? -- What the hell did Henry give Nikita intravenously? It wasn't milk, was it? Wouldn't that kill her? -- The cat in the dumpster looked like Nikita's cat in season one. Maybe it was. Hey, you get an actor that works for you, you call 'em back. -- Cancelled scenes: (1) Jason courts Quinn with a red rose; she brushes him off. (2) Madeline asks Quinn about Jason's computer skills, and orders her to be more receptive to his romantic advances. (3) Quinn apologizes to Jason for being brusque. (4) Jason and Madeline watch a vid of Seymour Birkoff as a child, being trained in Section by Madeline. Quotes: Jason: "Tact is for the boardroom, not the bedroom." Quinn: "Or in your case, just bored in the bedroom." Henry: "You smell a lot nicer than most of my patients." Nikita: "There are people looking for me, Mrs. Collins. Very dangerous people." Understatement. Jason: "I'll bet that moat around your thighs has kept most every human male standing at the drawbridge, trying to figure out why he ever wanted to cross in the first place." And this week's totally romantic, you-shouldn't-have-risked-your-life-for-me exchange: Nikita: "What if this had been a Bright Star substation? You wouldn't have made it out of here." Michael: "If you weren't alive, it wouldn't have mattered." Most of this episode was unpleasant to watch, but it was almost redeemed by the ending. Two out of four stars, Billie |
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